Where was Alias filmed
Alias
Year: 2001
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
<p>Alias was filmed in Los Angeles in the United States of America.</p>
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380 South San Rafael Avenue
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Scene was shot Constructed in 1928, this 16,600 square-foot was designed in the Tudor/Gothic Revival style by famed architect Paul Revere Williams. Read more detail about the house on zillow.
Angel's Knoll
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Scene where Sydney calls the CIA to report on the dead drop location in episode 1x02 “So It Begins”.
Bronson Canyon (Griffith Park)
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Scene where Marcus and Sydney hike to the coordinates they found in the clock to where Rambaldi hid something in episode 1x08 “Time Will Tell”. Sydney finds Marcus seriously injured after escaping the cave and uses her CIA-supplied radio to call for help in episode 1x09 “Mea Culpa”.
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Scene was shot Also known as Brush Canyon, this portion of Griffith Park is popular for filming due to its remote and rugged appearance. The distinctive cave is actually a tunnel created when the canyon was used as a quarry in the early 1900s.
Canfield-Moreno Estate (The Paramour Mansion)
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Former Ambassador Hotel
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Scene where Jack is kidnapped from his hotel in Cuba during his mission to eliminate Ineni Hassan in episode 1x10 “Spirit”. Jack gets a message to Sydney by blinking morse code and they help each other escape with Ineni Hassan in episode 1x11 “The Confession”.
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Scene was shot The Ambassador Hotel was constructed in 1921 by architect Myron Hunt in the Mediterranean Revival style. Over the years the hotel and Cocoanut Grove nightclub inside were very popular spots for celebrities. In 1968 Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the hotel's main kitchen and marked the beginning of a rapid decline of the hotel. The hotel was closed to guest in 1989, though it remained open for filming and special events. The hotel was finally demolished in 2005 with only a few small portions retained to be integrated into the new Los Angeles High School of the Arts.
Griffith Observatory (Griffith Park)
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Scene was shot Griffith observatory was constructed in 1935 on land donated by Griffith J. Griffith specifically for the creation of the observatory and museum for the public. The building was designed by architect John C. Austin in Greek & Beaux-Arts styles and contains only the third planetarium to open in the country. The observatory's iconic status and great views of the city have made it a very popular filming location.
Los Angeles Center Studios
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Scene where Sydney is walking back to her car when she is attacked in episode 1x01 “Truth Be Told”.
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Scene was shot The Los Angeles Center Studios began its life in 1958 as the Union Oil Center designed by architect William Pereira & Charlies Luckman in the Miesian style. In 1999, a few years after the Unocal moved their headquarters, the complex was converted into a movie studio with the construction of 6 sound stages. The main office tower and surrounding streets have been repurposed as a permanent filming location with dressed sets including offices, a police station, hospital, morgue, elevators in several different styles, a parking garage, and more.
Los Angeles City Hall
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Scene was shot The Los Angeles City Hall is a 32-story office building constructed in 192 and was the first dedicated city hall for Los Angeles. The building was designed in an amalgam of styles and kept from deliberately invoking any one in particular. Due to the city charter limiting building heights the tower was the tallest building in Los Angeles until 1964.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
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Scene where A pair of SD-6 agents meet with Marcus as he arrives back in town and ask about Sydney in episode 1x01 “Truth Be Told”. Sydney passes the disks to Vaughn to give the CIA a chance to copy their data in episode 1x02 “So It Begins”.
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Scene was shot LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world (2nd in the United States) that covers over 3,500 acres near the beach between Westchester & El Segundo. The airport first opened in 1930 under the name Mines Field and got its current name in 1949. Four parallel runways serve the airport the longest of which is almost 13,000 ft long. LAX has nine passenger terminals with 128 gates as well as a cargo terminal and heliport. The distinctive googie-style Theme Building in the center of the terminal complex was designed in 1961 by architect Paul Williams. The arched structure contains a panoramic retro-futuristic restaurant with views of the airport.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Exposition Park)
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Scene where Anna Espinosa and Sydney meet in a stadium to examine the manuscript in episode 1x03 “Parity”. Sydney and Anna find themselves having to quickly memorize the code as the briefcase begins to destroy the manuscript in episode 1x04 “A Broken Heart”.
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Scene was shot The Coliseum was constructed in 1923 as a memorial to the veterans of WWI for just under $1-million with a capacity of over 75,000 people. In 1930 the stadium was expanded upwards to add an additional 25,000 seats for the 1932 Olympics. The stadium is home to the USC Trojans football team and the temporary home of the Los Angeles Rams until their new stadium is complete.